REV JOHN WILSON D D FRS-as an educational institution going
back to 1832. It began as Ambrolie School in Girgaum, later seeing
several changes of sites and names, eventually being called Wilson
School. A collegiate section from which Wilson College evolved in 1836.
The founder of these institutions was the Rev. John Wilson D.D., F.R.S. of the Scottish Missionary Society. John and his wife Margaret arrived in Bombay on February 14,1829, learnt the local language and with great zeal set up schools for boys and girls of all castes and classes.
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[1]Abdul Kehman Street. (Crawford Market to Pydhoni.) ,
The origin of this name has been traced with much labour ;by Mr. K. P. Karkaria;TOa Konkani Mahomedan who flourished 150 years ago once owner of most of the land in this locality. After his time Sir Jamsetji Jeejeebhai, 1st Baronet, (1783-1859),
Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, Bt Jejeebhoy and his Chinese secretary (portrait by George Chinnery) Born 15 July 1783 Bombay, India Died 14 April 1859 (aged 75) Bombay, India Occupation Merchant, philanthropist, business magnate came to own large properties here and a section of this street is commonly known to this day as Batlivala Mohola, or street, Batlivala being the Baronet's surname.{ Jejeebhoy was known by the nickname "Mr. Bottlewaller". "Waller" meant "trader", and Jejeebhoy's business interests included the manufacture and sale of bottles. Jejeebhoy and his family would often sign letters and checks using the name "Bottlewaller", and were known by that name in business and society, but he did not choose this assumed surname when it came to the baronetcy.} This street has seVeral sections known to Indians by different names :Batlivala Street (as above) ; Machhi Bazaar, fish market, there being one in the locality up till 30 years ago ; Bangribazaar, market for bangles, there being shops of bangle dealers ; and Rangari Mohola, street of dyers.[2]Adam Street. (From Apollo Pier to Lansdowne Road.)Named after Mr. J. Adams, executive engineer and teacher of architectural drawing, Sir J. J. School of Art.He designed the Yacht Club ChambersROYAL BOMBAY YACHT CLUB 1860(see aso Stevens Street). The street is called Adam after a man called Adams on the same principle of perversity which leads many people to speak of an Adams ceiling or mantelpiece when they mean it has been designed by one of the famous brothers Adam.'
OLD STREET NAME IN MUMBAI NEW STREET NAME Apollo Pier Road Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg Aurther Road Sane Guruji Marg Apollo Street Bombay Samachar Marg Andheri Versova Road Jaiprakash Marg Azad Road Veer M Manekar Marg Andheri Kurla Road Sir Mathuradas V Marg Argyle (Part) Sant Tukaram Marg Bhatia Baug (V T) Nagar Chowk Ballard Road Shoorjee Vallabhdas Marg Bastian Road Amrit Keshav Naik Marg Bazar Gate Street Perin Nariman Street Bellasis Road Jehangir Behram Road Bombay Agra Road Lal Bhadur Shastri Marg Bruce Street Homi Modi Street Carnac Road Lokmanya Tilak Marg Cadell Road Veer Savarkar Marg Cruickshank Road Mahapalika Marg Carnegy Road Nathibai Thackersey Road Central Avenue Marg Swami Dayanand Marg Charni Road Rammohan Roy Marg Chakala Street Sherif Devji Street Churchgate Street Veer Nariman Marg Clark Road Keshavrao Khadye Marg Duncan Road Maulana Azad Marg Dougal Road Narottam Morarji Marg Delisle Roa N M Joshi Marg Dadar M Road (North) Dadasaheb Falke Marg Dhobi Talao K Vasudeo B Fadke Choke Dugall Road Narottam Morarji Marg Eliphistone Circle Mahatma Gandhi Marg Explanade Road P D Mello Marg Frere Road (Part) Ganpatrao Kadam Marg Fergusson Road General Bhonsle Marg Foreshore Road Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg Flora Fountain Hutatma Chowk Forbes Street Dr V B Gandhi Marg Foras Road R S Nimbkar Marg Fort Street Walchand Hirachand Road Girgaum Road J Shankarseth Road Ghodbunder Road S Vivekanand Marg Grant Road M Shuakat Ali Road Graham Road J N Herdia Marg Gowalia Tank Road August Kranti Marg Ghatkopar Mohul Road R Chembulkar Marg Homby Road Dr Dadabhai Nawrojee Marg Horby Road Lala Lajpat Rai Marg Huges Road Nayaymurti L Patkar Marg Harvey Road Pandit Ramabai Marg Haji Ali Chowk Vatsala Bai Desai Chowk Home Street Charanjit Rai Marg Hanes Street Dr E Moses Marg Harkness Street Jamnadas Mehta Road Jacob Circle Gadge Maharaj Chowk Juhu Lane C D Barfiwala Marg Kings Circle Maheshwari Udyan Lamington Road Dr A Nair Road Lohar Street K M Sharma Road Lohar Street N C Kelkar Marg Lady Jamshedji Road Vithalbai Patel Marg Linking Road N Subhash Bose Marg Marine Lines Street Sir Dinshaw Mulla Marg Medows Street Nagindas Master Marg Mayo Road Bhaurao Patil Marg Masjid Bunder Road Yusuf Meherali Marg Military Road Jawaharlal Nehru Marg Marine Drive Netaji Subhash Marg New Queens Road Mama Permanand Marg Napeansea Road Jagmohandas Marg Parsee Bazar Street Syed Abdullah Brelvi Marg Parel Groves Gate Road Samaldas Gandhi Marg Portuguese Road Raosaheb S K Bole Marg Peddar Road Dr Deshmukh Road Pali Danda Marg Ambedkar Marg Queens Road Maharshi Karve Marg Ridge Road Bal Gangadhar Kher Marg Rampat Road Khushroo Dubash Marg Sandhurst Road S V Patel Marg Sion Circle M Laxmibai Chowk Tardeo Road Jawjee Dadaji Marg Tulsi Pipe Road Senapati Bapat Marg Thakurdwar Road Dr Jaykar Marg Victoria Road Sant Savtamali Road Victoria Gardens Jijamata Bhonsle Udyan Warden Road Bulabai Desai Road Worli Road Vir Savarkar Marg Wittet Road & Fort Street Walchand Hirachand Marg Waudby Road Hajarimal Somani Marg [3]Agiary Lane. (From Borah Bazaar to Mint Road.)Named after an Agiary, or Fire Temple, of the Parsis knowji as Maneckji Seth Agiary,built by Maneckji Nowroji Sett 1748), the owner of Nowroji Hill, in 1733 {vide Bombay Bahar,by Wacha, p. 445). Rebuilt 1891. (Parsi Dharmasthal by Pat p. 8, also p. 364 ; and da Cunlia, p. 297.)[4]Agiary Lane. {From Sheikh Memon Street to DhunjiStreet.). Named after an Agiary, or Fire Temple, of the Parsis known as Kappawala's Agiary,first consecrated in 1857 by Shapurji Kappawala's (1777-1856) daughter in memory of her father and according to his testament. (Parsi Dharmasthal, p. 146.)[5]2nd Agiary Lane. {From Sheikh Memon Street to Dhanji Street.)Named after an Agiary, or Fire Temple, of the Parsis known as Muncherji Bomanji Seth's Agiary. It was founded in 1796 byhis son, Sohrabji Manockji Seth (Parsi Prakash, I. 81) ; and was rebuilt in 1822 by the heirs of Mr. Sohrabji Manockji Sethand again in 1896 by Mr. Framji Hormusji Seth and other trustees. This Muncherji Seth was connected with the Seth family, the owners of Nowroji Hill and builders of the Agiary in the Fort known as Maneckji Seth's Agiary. {Vide supra Agiary Lane.[6]Agiary Street. {Bhendy Bazaar.)and(c) Bhaji-pala Agris or vegetable cultivators.The Gazetteer states that,according to the most widely known Marathi account,The First immigrants to Bombay in 1294 included seven families of Agris.The locality is also called after Hiraji Balaji, a former head-man of the Agris.[8]AhmedABAD Street. (From Argyle Road to Frere Road.)This road, which was constructed by the Bombay Port Trust and handed over to the Municipality in June, 1883, is named after the City of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. The streets over a considerable part of the Port Trust property have been named after towns in Western India.[9]Akalkot Lane No. 1. (blind lane from Kandewadi Lane.)Named after the Albert Sassoon Mills situated on the Road. Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, Bart. (1818-1896),son of David Sassoon, State Treasurer of Baghdad ; born there and educated in India, his father having first removed to Bushire'and then to Bombay, where he established a banking and mercantile house ; head of the firm in 1864 ; made many hand some donations to Bombay, including the Sassoon Wet Dock at Colaba ; settled in England ; made a Baronet 1890 ; died 1896.
[11] Alexandra Road. (Gamdevi, — !. T. Scheme IV. Road 4, 1911.)[laurels]Because of the description of the trees ; Alexandra laurels âre planted by the Improvement Trust along this road.A LAUREL TREE[12]Altamont Road. (A blind road from Hermitage Pass.), Named after a Bungalow called " Altamont." According to Douglas (Glimpses of Bombay, p. 47) it let in 1865 for Rs. 1,000 a month. The steepness of the road and the height of the hill suggest that the origin of the name is to be found in mere geographical peculiarities — " high hill road." It would be more romantic if one could trace some connexion with that Colonel Altamont " with very black hair and whiskers, dyed evidentlywith the purple of Tyre," who was in the service of the " Nawab of Lucknow " and who appears' a sad rascal in the pages of Pendennis.[13]Ambroli. (Girgaum.) [fig tree]" It was on the 29th March 1832 that the germ of what became the General Assembly's institution was established as the Ambrolie English School, connected with the Scottish Mission."[THE FIRST GIRLS SCHOOL OF BOMBAY-ST COLUMBA 1832](Life of John Wilson, by Dr. G. Smith, p. 78.) Rao Bahadur P. B. Joshi writes : — •" I am of opinion that the name is a corruption from the old name of the locality. It appears to be derived from umhar, a fig tree (ficus glomerata)and ali, a lane. So the original name appears to have been Umbarali or Umbrali. There are other instances of the name. For example the village near Sopara in the Bassein taluka of the Thana district is called Umbrali. Ambra is Sanskrit for the mango, and native Christians may have changed Umbrali into Ambrali or Ambroli."[14]Anandwady. {A blind lane from Cathedral Street.)Named after a Hermitage of a holy Hindu saint byname " Anant-Rishi."[15]Annesley Road. {A blind lane from Lamington Road to B. B.& C.I. Railway.)Perhaps named after General Annesley who commanded the Bombay District about 1880.[16]Anstey Road. (A blind road from Altamont Road.)Named after Mr. T. C. Anstey, who lived there. Thomas Chisholm Anstey (1816-73) was for long a well-known figure at the bar of Bombay. He had a very chequered career having been a professor of law, a Member of Parliament (1847-52), and Attorney-General at Hongkong. Anstey was somewhat,eccentric and led the life of a recluse, though in his profession he was very successful. Douglas, who gives an account of Anstey in " Bombay and Western India " (Vol. I., p. 234) says : " Punch has immortalised him. He recommended that the annual search for a Gunpowder Plot, in the vaults of the House of Commons, should be abandoned, as T. C. A., M.P., was wet blanket enough for any conflagration." [17]Antop Hill.Rao Bahadur P. B. Joshi writes : " The name of this hill, like the names of Babulnath hill, Nowroji's hill, appears to have been given from the name of the Hindu or Portuguese owner or proprietor of the hill. It may be either from Antone or Antoba. The former according to the rules of the phonetic changes of the Prakrit language is not plausible because the fuial "n" cannot be changed into p. The name Antop is therefore derived from the name Antoba or Antob, the final "b" being pronounced as p. The hill was Antob's hill and must have been so called and the name appears to have been corrupted into Antop either by Portu-guese or English writers. Antoba or Antob is a popular and common name among the old Hindu residents of Bombay, and a late Assistant Secretary to Bombay Government was calledN. Antoba. He was an old Hindu resident and landed pro-prietor and possessed properties at Girgaum, Varli, etc."[18]Apollo Bandar. AND Apollo Street. {From Elphinstone Circle to Colaba Causeway.)According to a letter to the Municipality, published in The Times of India, 23rd March 1916, part of Apollo Street is known to the residents as " Dust Locality." Apollo Bandar is inscribed Wellington Pier. {q. v.)[19]Arab Lane. (From Grant Road to Bapty Road.)Probably named after the Arab Pearl Merchants who live in this Lane. There is another explanation to be found in the story that an Arab ascetic, who pretended to possess supernatural powers, put up in this lane about forty-five years ago, and the lane was called after him. This Arab was befriended by several prominent people, one of whom, being childless, was said tohave faith in this man who promised him children.[20]Ardesir Dady Street. (From Girgaum Bach Road to Falkland Road.)Named after a rich Parsi gentleman Mr. Ardesir Dady Seth (1757-1810), a banker, much respected in his own as well as other communities. Sir Bartle Frere said that Duncan, the Governor of Bombay, caused the Cathedral bell to be tolled as his funeral passed by as a mark of respect from the ruling community. (Frere 's Speeches, p. 320.) He also built Dady Seth's Agiary in Hornby Road, Fort,Dady Seth's Agiaryand his father Dady Nasserwanji (1735- 1799) built Dady Seth's Fire Temple in Phanaswadi.[21]Argyle Road. (Known as Mandvi-Carnac Bandar.)constructed by the Bombay Port Trust and handed over to the Municipality in two portions, one on 30th June, 1883 and the other on 18th July, 1891. Named after the eighth Duke of Argyle (1823-1900) who was Secretary of State for India 1868-74.[22]Armenian Lane. (From Tamarind Lane to Esplanade Road.)Named after an Armenian Church situated in Medows Street close by, which was erected by the early Armenians at the end of the eighteenth century. The Armenians " resided mostly within the Fort enclosure, where they have left the legacy of their name to the Armenian Lane." (Da Cunha, p. 294.)[22]Armenian Lane. (From Tamarind Lane to Esplanade Road.) Named after an Armenian Church situated in Medows Street close by, which was erected by the early Armenians at the end of the eighteenth century. The Armenians " resided mostly within the Fort enclosure, where they have left the legacy of their name to the Armenian Lane." (Da Cunha, p. 294.)[23]Arthur Road. (Bellasis Bridge to Parel CHawl Road.)Arthur Bandar Road. (From Colaba Road to Cotton Green.) Both the above are named after Sir George Arthur, Bart.,Governor of Bombay, 1842-46. He was born in 1784 and entered the army in 1804. Served in Italy, Egypt, Sicily, and the Walcheren expedition. Was successively Lieutenaat-Govemor of British Honduras, Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land,- and Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada before coming to Bombay. Baronet 1841. Lieutenant-General and Colonel of the 50th Regiment. Died 1854.[24]Arthur Crawford Market. (West of junction of Hornby Road and Carnac Road.)Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner (1865-1871)The first part of it was opened in 1868, and the rest in 1869. " At a meeting held on 26th April 1868, on the motion of Dossahoy Framji, Esq., seconded by Captain Hancock, Mr. Crawford's name was associated with the Esplanade Market." (Michael: History of the Municipal Corporation, p. 480.) A marble tablet on the north wall of the building bears the following inscription : " The Arthur Crawford Municipal Market, erected 1868 on the initiation of Arthur Travers Crawford, C.M.G., I.C.S., Municipal Commissioner of the Citv of Bombay, 1865-1871."Mr. Crawford (1835-1911) took a leading part in improving Bombay.[25]Ash Lane. {Esplanade Road to Medows Street.)This and its neighbour Oak Lane are not easily to be explained. Ash may have been a man and Oak, unusual as a name, mayhave been given as a twin -name. Dean Lane in the vicinity 1S another subject for guess-work.[26]Assembly Lane. (A blind lane from Ardesir Dady Street.)Named after a building in occupation of Christian Missionaries who used to assemble there, called Free General Assembly's Institution. This institution is otherwise known as Dr. Wilson's School from the famous Dr. Wilson (1804-75) who founded it and was for long its principal.[It was inaugurated as the General Assembly's Institution. It was later renamed as Wilson College.Being the oldest college in Mumbai(Bombay), it precedes the University of Bombay. It got affiliated to the University of Bombay in 1861. It was built simultaneous with Bombay Scottish School, Mahim.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson College the legacy continues......as an educational institution going back to 1832. It began as Ambrolie School in Girgaum, later seeing several changes of sites and names, eventually being called Wilson School. A collegiate section from which Wilson College evolved in 1836.The founder of these institutions was the Rev. John Wilson D.D., F.R.S. of the Scottish Missionary Society. John and his wife Margaret arrived in Bombay on February 14,1829, learnt the local language and with great zeal set up schools for boys and girls of all castes and classes.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------life of REV.John wilson D D FRS THE FOUNDER OF WILSONS COLLEGE:READ ON LINE:-http://archive.org/stream/lifeofjohnwils00smit#page/n9/mode/2up REV.JOHN WILSON DD FRS THE FOUNDER OF WILSON'S COLLEGE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Reverend Dr. Dugald Mackichan:-http://www.mackichanhall.com/history.htm ==================================================================================
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